The Business of Guns
prevalent: Popular, widespread, extensive. proactive: Taking action before another person or group can, thus controlling the situation. profiling: Actively selecting or looking to select persons of a particular group. prohibit: To make something illegal for all persons. proliferation: The spread, growth, or extent of something. provisions: Details of a law or statute. psyche: State of mind or thinking. railroading: Using heavy-handed tactics or outright force to get a desired result. recidivists: Criminals released from incarceration who later commit another major crime. recreation: Activities for enjoyment, done in leisure time away from work or school. repercussion: Consequence or result. ricochet: To deflect away from a target upon contact, potentially hitting persons or objects nearby. scrutinized: Heavily studied, usually with an eye toward misdeeds or errors. static: Permanent and unchanging. subsistence: The necessary food needed to keep a person or group alive and healthy. syndicate: A group of individuals or organizations working together for a common goal, most often (but not exclusively) referring to criminal activities. tariff: An economic tax applied to imported goods by governments, meant to bolster the performance of domestic industries and manufacturers. technicalities: Very specific details that are sometimes ignored, overlooked, or forgotten. tenure: Time in an office of authority. terminate: To end immediately. trafficking: The buying and reselling of illegal goods or services on a large scale, most often referring to firearms, narcotics, and/or prostitution. variance: Difference or inconsistency. vigilantism: The act of taking the law into your own hands. vindication: Justification or proof of a person being correct; clearing someone of blame. watershed: Extremely important, having far-reaching changes and major results. wholesale: The purchase of goods in large quantities, almost always for individual resale to customers.
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